Sancta Maria Nursing Facility sits in Cambridge and operates as a Catholic, non-profit convalescent home that's licensed for 136 beds, and as of year-end, about 98.5% of those were full, so it stays busy and helps a lot of people who need nursing care. The staff is known for being dedicated and caring, handling everything from simple help to more complex medical needs, and folks can get short-term rehab after a hospital stay or long-term care when daily living just gets too much. Sancta Maria follows a mission of showing Christ's compassion, caring, and love, which means the place keeps a strong focus on being supportive and respectful, giving individual attention to every patient or resident, and the team there works hard on providing honest, whole-person care.
Residents and patients get a wide choice of medical services-nursing care around the clock, rehabilitation, therapy, support for falls prevention and even dialysis right on site, which makes life easier for people who can't travel out to clinics. They've got programs for end-of-life care, plenty of ways to look after elderly residents, and extra help with planning visits or understanding health information, including a Patient Gateway for checking on medical appointments or records online. If you need international patient services, they'll help set that up too. They're part of big initiatives like Sepsis Smart and programs with the Massachusetts Healthcare Safety and Quality Consortium, aiming to stop serious infections, fight the flu, cut down on the wrong use of medicine like antipsychotics, and ease those tough transitions when someone needs to move from hospital care into the facility, and they're always working on changing their care for the better. Sancta Maria puts an emphasis on giving the right care to the right person, tailoring each plan for each person, which is important as needs vary so much. Residents and families find the setting to be welcoming and kind, with plenty of visitor resources and a range of amenities to help with comfort and daily life, and the place isn't fancy for show but does focus on making sure safety, health, independence, and a sense of well-being are part of daily living for seniors or anyone needing a nursing home. The facility's charitable program especially helps people in the local community who need nursing care, and while Sancta Maria reflects the Catholic faith tradition, it's focused on giving compassionate care to all, no matter where they're from.
